Iridium Communications Inc.

6IC.F·Frankfurt·Communication Services

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38.30−0.70 (−1.79%)today

As of Oct 22, 8:05 AM CEST · May be delayed up to 15 min · EUR

Key statistics

Previous close39.00

Open38.30

Day range—

52-week range13.6048.50

Off day high0.00%

Off 52-week high−21.03%

Volume45.00

Avg. volume (3M)17.00

Market cap4.06B

EPS (TTM)0.7500

Forward P/E383.00

P/E ratio (TTM)51.07

Dividend yield1.36% (0.5300)

Beta (5Y)0.85

Shares outstanding105.98M

Short interest—

Earnings dateOct 20, 2026

Analyst target—

Profit margin18.06%

Against its peers

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	6IC.F	GSAT	E3B.F	RCI	CHTR	6GC.F
Market cap	4.06B	10.74B	2.16B	17.73B	14.34B	1.14B
P/E (TTM)	51.1	—	—	4.0	2.9	14.7
Forward P/E	383.0	336.6	1.6	9.6	2.3	—
Price/book	7.9	36.7	0.6	1.5	0.8	2.6
Dividend yield	1.36%	—	—	4.43%	—	2.03%
1-year change	+127.94%	+89.33%	−47.74%	−17.79%	−56.03%	+10.34%
Today	−1.79%	−0.61%	−3.55%	+3.37%	+2.84%	0.00%

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ATN International, Inc.ATNI · Telecom Services	397.71M	25.82	+1.81%
EchoStar CorporationECHO · Telecom Services	25.78B	88.65	−4.31%

Other companies in Telecom Services, closest in size first.

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United Internet AGUTDI.F · Montabaur, Germany	4.17B	24.10	−0.33%
Liberty Global Ltd.LBTYB · Hamilton, Bermuda	4.09B	12.00	0.00%
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Zegona Communications plcZEG.L · London, United Kingdom	3.94B	1,754.00	+0.92%
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Spark New Zealand LimitedSPK.NZ · Auckland, New Zealand	3.58B	1.8900	−0.26%

Communication Services companies of a similar market value (4.11B).

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United Internet AGUTDI.F · Telecom Services	4.17B	24.10	−0.33%
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Liberty Global Ltd.LBTYB · Telecom Services	4.09B	12.00	0.00%
JOYY Inc.JOYY · Internet Content & Information	4.10B	83.72	−1.00%
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Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.TKC · Telecom Services	4.14B	4.7500	−3.26%
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Zegona Communications plcZEG.L · Telecom Services	3.94B	1,754.00	+0.92%

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Capital One Financial CorporationCOF · McLean, VA	125.45B	204.48	−1.05%
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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding CorporationBAH · McLean, VA	9.41B	78.27	+4.30%
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Appian CorporationAPPN · McLean, VA	3.62B	50.57	+3.77%
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.BBAI · McLean, VA	1.04B	2.1650	−1.14%
Gladstone Commercial CorporationGOOD · McLean, VA	572.73M	11.73	+0.86%
Gladstone Land CorporationLAND · McLean, VA	382.62M	8.87	+3.38%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Iridium Communications's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Viasat, Inc.VS1.F · Correlation 0.34	7.46B	54.16	+2.73%

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VIASAT INC.VS1.F	7.46B	54.16	+2.73%
EchoStar Corp.E20.F	23.70B	81.50	+7.53%
RENAULT4RNO.TI	—	27.00	−2.98%
Kratos Defense & Security Sol.RWF5A.F	6.38B	34.00	−2.88%

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@_AlphaStreet·2d agoPositive

Iridium Communications Releases Q3 2026 Financial Results

AlphaStreet AlphaStreet Newsdesk powered by AlphaStreet Intelligence The 8.0% revenue increase reflects Iridium’s position in the growing market for global satellite communications, where enterprises and government agencies increasingly…

Quiver Quantitative·Oct 11Negative

Lobbying Update: $50,000 of IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. lobbying was just disclosed

$50,000 of IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing. IRDM insiders have traded $IRDM stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have…

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About

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Iridium Communications Inc. is a publicly traded American satellite communications company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Its principal operating subsidiary is Iridium Satellite LLC. Iridium operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 80 satellites: 66 are operational satellites and fourteen function as in-orbit spares. Iridium satellites are used for worldwide voice and data communication from handheld satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers. The co…

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SectorCommunication Services

IndustryTelecom Services

Chief executiveMatthew J. Desch

Employees975

HeadquartersMcLean, VA, United States

Websiteiridium.com

Earnings

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Next report: Tue, Oct 20, 2026

Quarterly results

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Revenue
Net income
Net margin 4.3% (Q2 '26)

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